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area most severely impacted by emissions from a power plant <br /> located in Area G-~~' <br /> <br /> ~4. ~fhe land which is planned for the West Hawaii campus of the <br /> University of Hawaii wil! also be heavily impacted by the power plant <br /> emissions. <br /> 5. ~'he residents of the Keahole Agricultural Park are already being <br /> adversely affected by HE~CO's emissions and excessive noise from <br /> the existing plant. <br /> 6. ~°here is no need for a power plant at this site. 1`he recent <br /> completion of the SO megawatt Hamakua Energy Partners' plant in <br /> Honokaa, plus the 10 megawatt wind power farm in Kohala, plus the <br /> proposed 5 megawatt wind farm at Upolu Point, plus the availability <br /> of 22 megawatts from the Hilo Coast Power Company in Pepeekeo <br /> eliminates the need for a fossil fuel burning power plant at the <br /> entrance to the Kona airport. 6 <br /> The plant being proposed for installation in Area C-~ will not <br /> incorporate emission control devices required by the EPA on all new <br /> combustion turbine power plants in the United States. HEI~CO <br /> exploited a loophole in EPA regulations to avoid compliance. For this <br /> reason, HELCO's plant will be emitting 3 times more NOx, a very <br /> poisonous gas, than the slightly larger Hamakua Energy Partners' <br /> plant. ~°his, in an area known to entrap and hold air pollution. <br /> <br /> S. Operation of the plant will require the use of more than 1 X5,000 <br /> gallons of water a day. 1°he availability of this water is questionable. <br /> 9. `The designed noise level of this power plant is approximately ~ <br /> times the noise level allowed by the I~OH noise standards, but <br /> HEl.CO has no intention of reducing it to comply with the standards. <br /> HELCO has proven its intention by petitioning the State Supreme <br /> Court to order SOH not to enforce the limits. <br /> <br />